As early as late January, Wu Shaoting had already started preparing for the Kunming camp. He sent a telegram to the Yunnan Provincial Government earlier, asking the provincial government to make corresponding preparations. Then he sent Deng Keng, Wang Changling and others to Kunming on February 3rd to formally arrange the work of the Kunming Head of State.

As for the specific time when Wu Shaoting went south, there was no news in the Nanjing Presidential Palace. Some people speculated that the head of state was not ready yet, and some people thought that the Secret Service deliberately blocked the news to ensure the safety of the itinerary. But everyone could guess that as the South Asian War gradually kicked off, the competition between the Allies and the Allies in South Asia became more and more intense, and Wu Shaoting would definitely set off within the month.

After all, he has been stationed in Fengtian Camp for half a year, and Wu Shaoting needs some time to get along well with his family. This time he went south, he even considered taking Zhang Xiaoya and Feng Yanan with him. When he passed by Guangzhou, he could contact the Zhang family relatives, or when he was working in Kunming, he simply let Zhang Xiaoya and Feng Yanan live in Guangzhou. The two places are not too far apart, so it is very convenient to get along.

However, no matter how you arrange the southward matter, Wu Shaoting must give priority to the work at hand. Although the overall situation of the Korean War is in control and victory is in sight, it cannot be taken lightly, especially the rescue of North Korean King Lee Hee. It has been planned for eight months, but it is still impossible to implement the action.

Before, there was plenty of time and I would not be too nervous about the plan to rescue Li Xi. However, as the Chinese team "restored" the increasingly vast territory of North Korea, it is time to improve the legal status of North Korea's temporary government.

At this time, Lee Hee must play an important role. If Lee Hee can be successfully rescued and participated in the establishment of the North Korean Provisional Government, it will not only allow the temporary government to obtain a certain ruling identity, but also accelerate the division between North Korea and Japan.

Whether it is the former or the latter, there are extremely important interests for China.

Once Japan loses North Korea, the island country with scarce resources is not enough to support the current industrial scale. The direct result is that Japan's national economy has been regressing for ten years.

To this end, Wu Shaoting specially met with North Korea's interim Prime Minister Li Dongning who came from Beijing on February 7. He received Li Dongning with the same status. The purpose of this move was divided into two parts. On the one hand, it was to announce to the outside world that China would only recognize the rule of the provisional government in North Korea, and on the other hand, it was to make Li Dongning think of his respect for the Kingdom of Korea.

In the early stages of North Korea's resumption, he needed to create the illusion of "equality" between China and North Korea, so that he could train a group of pro-China factions in power in North Korea more smoothly, and then he would naturally be able to control North Korea in an infiltration manner.

In addition to rescuing North Korean King Lee Hee, the content of this meeting is more important to let the North Korean temporary government take over the "recovered" North Korean territory. This is very important to both Chinese and North Korean people. China must be careful to deal with the issue of handover of occupied areas, which naturally involves various diplomatic interests; the temporary government urgently needs to restore the motherland, and those politicians can't wait to become the fathers of the restoration of the country and the head of the national government.

At this time, the reason why Wu Shaoting talked to Li Dongning about this matter rather than negotiated with Li Chengwan, who was more friendly to China, was because he knew very well that Li Dongning was just an academic element and did not understand the way of governing the country at all, let alone related political diplomacy, so it was easier to engage in diplomatic blackmail.

At the beginning, Wu Shaoting did not rush to talk about the transfer of territory, but just expressed his concern for the rescue of North Korean King Lee Hee in a earnest tone.

"The situation on the battlefield is already obvious. Even if Japan sends three divisions to North Korea, it is only a matter of time to defeat the Japanese in southern Korea. I am worried now that when Japan finds that they have no power to turn things around in North Korea, it will choose more radical measures, such as creating devastating destruction before evacuation, or captive the king to Japan to detain the king in order to make a comeback."

"The concerns of the Head of State are not without reason. This is also the concern of our temporary government. If Japan abducts our king, our government will inevitably be subject to Japan in national policies and politics. In fact, I have proposed before that the monarchy may be abolished and the Republic of China can be established in the form of a republic. This will not only ensure the safety of our king, but also be free from being constrained by Japan." Li Dongning expressed his opinion.

"Mr. Prime Minister, don't you think that changing the national system at this time will have more or less a meaning of destroying bridges and putting down the wrongs? Half a year ago, when we started the war, we used the king's reputation to call on the whole nation to resist Japan. Now the overall situation is settled, but we have to abandon the king. Isn't this ridiculous for the people of the world?" Wu Shaoting had long expected that Li Dongning would re-report the old things, and he threw out the reason he had prepared.

"What the Head of State said is that this is indeed unjust, but the rescue operation is not easy. I believe that if you are sure, the Head of State will not wait until today. However, once the Japanese control our king, you can imagine how serious the consequences will be." Li Dongning sighed and said worriedly.

"I will authorize a military rescue operation as soon as possible, but if the rescue fails, another method may be used." Wu Shaoting said thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" Li Dongning asked in confusion.

"Maybe Japan can be allowed to send the king back through negotiations, but this will take some time to prepare, and Japan must take the initiative to negotiate. Only in this way can we take the initiative." Wu Shaoting said slowly.

"But, what are you talking about? Do you mean to wait for Japan to seek peace negotiations?" Li Dongning said suddenly.

"That's right."

"But what if Japan doesn't agree? After all, the Allies still have strong strength. Even if Japan loses North Korea, they still have the confidence to continue to fight against us."

"If Japan refuses to hand over the king, this war will not end so easily. First of all, the approximately 40,000 prisoners in my hands will not be returned. Secondly, the prisoners in the next battle and the three newly sent divisions of Japan will not easily retreat from North Korea. More importantly, I will even send troops to attack the Japanese mainland!" When Wu Shaoting said the last sentence, his expression seemed very serious and his tone was strong.

For Li Dongning, the previous part of what Wu Shaoting said is possible. After all, this is not the first time China has negotiated with the Japanese with prisoners. Moreover, if the peace agreement is not successful, the three new divisions of Japan and the five divisions in southern Korea will be in danger. But when it comes to attacking the Japanese mainland, he does not believe that China has such strength.
Chapter completed!